CVE-2023-49097
HIGHDescription
ZITADEL is an identity infrastructure system. ZITADEL uses the notification triggering requests Forwarded or X-Forwarded-Host header to build the button link sent in emails for confirming a password reset with the emailed code. If this header is overwritten and a user clicks the link to a malicious site in the email, the secret code can be retrieved and used to reset the users password and take over his account. Accounts with MFA or Passwordless enabled can not be taken over by this attack. This issue has been patched in versions 2.41.6, 2.40.10 and 2.39.9.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-640 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-18818 | Critical | 9.8 | 98% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-7028 | Critical | 10.0 | 95% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2017-7615 | High | 8.8 | 91% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-2862 | Critical | 9.1 | 51% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-19844 | Critical | 9.8 | 35% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-6216 | Critical | 9.8 | 29% | - | Fix |
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